The 2026 7th International Conference on Electronic Communication and Artificial Intelligence (ICECAI 2026) has recently concluded in Changsha, Hunan Province. Organized by Central South University of Forestry and Technology, and co-organized by Central South University, Hunan University, and Hunan Agricultural University, the conference brought together scholars from universities, research institutes, and industry to discuss recent advances in electronic communication, artificial intelligence, and related interdisciplinary fields.

The opening session was moderated by Prof. Zhufang Kuang. Prof. Fangping Xie delivered the opening address on behalf of the organizer, welcoming distinguished guests and expressing appreciation to the co-organizers, participants, and organizing team. This was followed by a group photo of the conference attendees.

During the keynote session, Prof. Bin Liu, Prof. Shibo He, Prof. Lianbo Guo, and Prof. Min Liu presented keynote reports on frontier topics in electronic communication and artificial intelligence. In the invited talk session, Assoc. Prof. Ying Wan, Prof. Jingjing Luo, Assoc. Prof. Feibo Jiang, and Dr. Liu Zhang shared their latest research outcomes.

The oral presentation session featured on-site reports by young scholars from multiple universities, covering topics such as intelligent networks, signal processing, multimodal perception, industrial intelligent inspection, and AI-enabled communication systems. The conference also held an academic award ceremony to recognize outstanding presentations and research contributions.
